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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Government must release Office of National Intelligence’s Urgent Climate Risk Assessment, say Greens

4 August, 2023 - The Greens are calling on the Prime Minister and the government to immediately release a declassified version of the Office of National Intelli...

Labor must heed UN climate warning

28 July, 2023 - As the extreme climate crisis cooks the planet, Greens Acting Leader Mehreen Faruqi has called on the Prime Minister and the Labor government to...

Bully-Boy Woodside using its massive resources to intimidate and bankrupt peaceful protestors

27 July, 2023 - Australia’s biggest gas polluter, Woodside Energy is deploying its war fuelled profits to hound and intimidate peaceful Disrupt Burrup Hub prote...

Greens back calls for independent body to hold universities to account on sexual violence

26 July, 2023 - Despite the tireless efforts of advocates like End Rape on Campus and Fair Agenda to hold universities accountable, far too many students, parti...

Dutton allegations reinforce need for Royal Commission

25 July, 2023 - Further revelations in the Nine papers today about corruption allegations and Pacific offshore detention reinforce the need for a Royal Commissi...

Govt misses opportunity to deliver urgently needed uni reforms

19 July, 2023 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to the Government's decision to progress five im...

Greens urge corporate sponsors to listen to community & say Nup to the Cup

19 July, 2023 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, has written to Lexus, Penfolds, Kennedy and Furphy ...

Childcare fee hikes show the need for universal & free early learning

5 July, 2023 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that reports of early childhood education and care pro...

Polling shows highest ever support for free uni and TAFE

30 June, 2023 - Independent polling commissioned by the office of Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi shows that m...

Sheep abuse allegations demonstrate need for urgent live export phase out

27 June, 2023 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, has responded to allegations that thousands of shee...

Reports of barbaric killing of kangaroos must spur action

21 June, 2023 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to horrific revelations about commercia...

Speech: Freeze Rent Increases

19 June, 2023 - Australia is in the middle of a rental and housing crisis. People renting a home and people buying a home are spending record amounts of their i...